Al Houthi militia appoint ‘ambassador’ in Tehran
Move breach of international law — Yemen government
Yemen’s Iran-linked Al Houthi militia have appointed an “ambassador” in Tehran, a step condemned by the internationally recognised government as a breach of international laws.
The Islamic republic made no announcement about accepting the appointment of Ebrahim Mohammad Mohammad Al Dailami as an ambassador for Al Houthis.
“The exchange of diplomatic relations between Tehran regime and the Al Houthi militias breaches the international laws and norms and contravenes
United Nations Security Council resolutions related to the Yemen crisis,” the government said. It said the step has exposed the hidden relationship between the Al Houthis and Iran.
Yemen’s Iran-linked Al Houthi militants have appointed an “ambassador” in Tehran, a step condemned by the legitimate government as a breach of international laws.
The Islamic republic made no announcement about accepting the appointment of an ambassador for the Al Houthis, who control the Yemeni capital Sana’a and much of the north.
The Al Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said late on Saturday that a “presidential decree was issued appointing Ebrahim Mohammad Mohammad Al Dailami as an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary for the republic of Yemen to the Islamic republic of Iran.”
Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi severed diplomatic relations with Iran in October 2015, accusing Tehran of providing military aid to the militants.
Tehran has denied the accusation but publicly offers strong political backing to the Al Houthis.
The Yemeni government denounced the naming of the ambassador.
“The exchange of diplomatic relations between Tehran regime and the Al Houthi militias breaches the international laws and norms and contravenes United Nations Security Council resolutions related to the
Yemen crisis,” the government said in a statement on Twitter.
It said the step has exposed the hidden relationship between the Al Houthis and Iran.
The announcement comes after Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held talks in Tehran on Tuesday with a Al Houthi delegation headed by militia spokesman Mohammad Abdul Salam.
Khamenei renewed his support for the Al Houthis.
Yemen has witnessed intense fighing between the Al Houthis and government forces since the militia entered Sana’a in September 2014 and drove Hadi into exile in Saudi Arabia.